Our team once again had a strong showing against the States best JO boxers and advanced three of its boxers to the Finals.

After scoring an impressive victory Christopher Martinez dropped a disputed 3-2 decision in the finals. Bam Rodriguez advanced to Littlerock, Ark. with a good performance and Rick Medina Jr capped off an impressive weekend with a slug fest victory over "Canelo" out of Dallas, Texas.

The only other boxer to score a victory in the tournament was Robert "Biggy" Rodriguez. After an impressive victory the first night he dropped a decision in the semis.

Romeo Gonzales & Julian Ramos were both eliminated in their first outing.

Team Ramos' Men's Boxers impressive at South Texas Championships!Team picks up 1st Place Team Trophy - Open DivisionDec. 17, 2012

Our TEAMS Open Boxers picked up where our JO Boxers left off a few weeks ago, the Victory column. Cresencio Ramos & Ramon Cardenas both advanced to this years LBC finals by scoring two impressive victories over the top boxers in the South Tx Association. Other Ramos Boxers Nathaniel Dominguez dropped a close 3-2 decison after picking up two wins and Tokunmbo Adenerian dropped a decision in his first outing.

Overall our team racked up 8 wins over 10 outings in the 3 day tournament.

Nathaniel Dominquez was impressive in all three outings. Dominquez looked like a season veteran against the Novice boxers. His future with our team is bright if he stays in the gym.

Ramon Cardenas seems to have traded in his old "mindset" for a new one. The term "good head head on the shoulders" can easily be edited to NEW HEAD ON THE SHOULDERS when it comes to the young pugilist. With his new humble and dedicated approach Ramon has the ability to go very far in the sport. His above average speed and power are not the norm for "Mexican Boxers" according to some in the boxing community in Tampa, Florida. Boxers in Florida should be glad his current address, currently, has a Texas zip code.

Our other Open Boxer, Cresencio Ramos Jr. was the same old Cresencio the local boxing community has got to know. Ever since Ramos touched ground at TEAM RAMOS his hard nose approach to training was easily noticeable. Ramos is cut out of the same cloth as former amateur and professional standout, Hector Ramos. Although not gifted with all the natural abilities their hard work and dedication has made their boxing career seem natural. They are the model students of the game that are destined to be successful at whatever craft they should to partake in.

Our other boxer, Tokunmbo "Tony" Adenerian, who currently serves as the Head Coach at Champion Fit gym and shares training grounds with our team dropped a decision in his first outing vs a familiar foe. Tony not only currently serves as head coach but on many days serves as his own coach. His competitive spirit and hard work ethic will keep him competitive in different fields.

TEAM RAMOS was awarded the Outstanding Open Division Team Trophy for their efforts. Arturo Ramos Jr and Cresencio Ramos Sr will serve as head coaches at the State Tournament. Winners of that tournament will advance the the US Championships which will be held in Seattle, Wash. this year. MYSA article on TEAM RAMOS Sparring partners win at Senior Event

TEAM RAMOS continued it's impressive run of victories as of late at the most prominent tournament for our young JO Boxer, Silver Gloves.

Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, Christopher "Santos" Martinez & Rick Medina Jr all advanced to the National Silver Gloves tournament with impressive wins in Littlerock vs game opponents from the South!

Few weeks removed from an impressive run at the Senior Mens Tournament by, Josh F. Rodriguez, Ramon Cardenas and Cresencio Ramos Jr. our JO Boxers followed suit with a momentous run of their own.

Rick Medina Jr. was the first to pick up the Gold Medal with a victory over Arkansas' Kiwon Toney. It was a battle of speed and counter punching that set the pace of the bout. In the end Medina would continue his impressive run from McKinney to advance to Missouri for the National tournament.

Jesse "Bam: Rodriguez set up a date in the finals vs the towering opponent, Joseph Bergman from Louisiana after a dominating performance the previous night. This was the boxing version of Manute Bol vs Spud Webb. "Spud" gameplan was obvious from the get go as he'd continue to backup "Manute" from bell to bell. Bam plans on finishing off the work he began at last years Silver Gloves National Tournament.

Christopher "Santos" Martinez. Opportunity often comes in all shapes, forms and sizes. Opportunity knocked when Martinez' Silver Medal at the State tournament was good enough to earn him a spot representing TEXAS in Littlerock, Ark. Martinez is the prime example of being ready to step up to the plate when Opportunity comes knocking! He scored an hard fought victory over Louisiana's Thomas Ramsey to advance to his first National Silver Gloves tournament in only his 15th bout!

Martinez drops decision at National Silver Gloves!Feb. 4, 2013

It was a rough landing for our team in Kansas City, MO as the countries top JO boxers squared off to determine the BEST OF THE BEST! Having fought their way through the Southern United States winning two tourmaents its was obvious that all three Ramos Boxers belong among the best. Rick Medina dropped a split decision in his first outing to last years Champions. Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, scored a TKO via body shot in his first bout and dropped a close decision in the Semis. Christopher "Santos" Martinez had a spirited come from behind victory in his opening bout but had to settle for Silver in the finals.

Overall our TEAM had a good showing at the 2013 National Silver Gloves Tournament. All three boxers were in the fight and never seemed to be outclassed. The hard work to challenge the countries best paid off.

Next will be our LBC Junior Olympic Tournament.

Good weekend for Team Ramos in Texas & Florida!March 23, 2013

In a first since my move to Tampa Team Ramos Texas and Florida was in action on the same day. The first time can easily be called a success.

Back in San Antonio Christopher Martinez, Sebastian Perea and Robert Rodriguez all scored impressive victories at Randazzo Boxing Teams local show.

Martinez avenged a loss against his Houston foe. After a slow start Martinez's power started to take its toll and kept his opponent backpedaling.

Perea was impressive scoring a standing 8 count in the final round to put an exclamation mark on his strong performance. Robert Rodriguez drew a tougher opponent. In boxing, styles make fights.

Although Robert struggled a bit to begin the bout he was able to score some clean punches to end the fight that gave him the slight edge on the cards.

in Orlando, Florida Lee "Holliwood" Dawson was able to show off his hard work and dedication without much noise. Not one to enter the room without a sound it was obvious from the weigh in that Dawson was all business this time around. Dawson scored a clear victory over the 8 bout veteran in his 4th pro outing. His opponent, Xaiver Lugo started the bout strong but was turned back with Dawson solid combinations and aggressive style. In the end the scored read, 39-37, 40-36 and 40-36 all in favor of Team Ramos Alessi's, Holliwood Dawson.

Team Ramos Texas travels North for couple of victories.April 6, 2012

Team Ramos San Antonio hit the road to Austin Texas this weekend with two up and coming boxers and a veteran. Rick Fernandez, George Ramos both traveled with hopes of earning their first victories in their short careers. Ramos was able to accomplish the feat in his 2nd outing but Rick will have to wait until next time as he dropped a close decision

Veteran and former Tx Jo State Champion Gregory "Goyo" Morales scored a workmanlike victory. Goyo continues to pile up the wins with his Gumby style boxing technique. It will be interesting to see if he can claim his LBC . . .

Team Ramos off to State Tournament!May 20, 2013

Team Ramos Junior Olympic team will be will reprsented at this years 2013 State Tournament. This years coaches will take three boxers to Houston to compete against Texas' best. Rick Medina Jr, Ismary Aquino and Amberly Guterriez will all be in action next month on their quest to claim the State Title.

Team Ramos for the 3rd year in a row recieved a 1st Place Team Trophy. This year it was in the Intermidate Division. AJ Fernandez dropped a decision in his first outing. He's been with our gym couple of months and I expect to see improvments as time goes along. Gregory Morales turned in a lackluster performance and suffered his 4th loss in 30 outings. Romeo Gonzales & Christopher Martinez bothh suprisingly dropped a decision in their first outings. George Ramos, Rick Medina, Ruben Gonzales and Robert Rodriguez all scored couple of wins before dropping decisions. Amberly Guterriez & Ismary Aquino both advanced to the State Tournament as unopposed Champions.

Team Ramos Tx Impressive at State Tournament!Houston, TX - June 17, 2013

Team Ramos Texas, serving as the Team Coach (Arturo Ramos Jr.) for our LBC (South TX.) had a triumphant weekend at the State Tournament this weekend in Houston.

Rick Medina Jr. scored two impressive victories to claim the State Title, Amberly Guterriez & Ismary Aquino also had an impressive showing in the finals.

With these 3 Titles it makes it a total of 10 Texas State Titles for the year for Team Ramos Tx.

Team Ramos Texas & Florida traveled to Ft. Lauderdale, FL for this years National Golden & Silver Gloves tournament. Ever since female boxing became an Olympic sport female boxers nation wide have joined the amateur ranks with expectations to drape themselves with an Olympic Medal and country flag. Our team is no exception.

Reina Tellez, Amber Le Pearl Ramos and Ismary Aquino will all have the privilege of calling themselves National Silver Gloves Champions. Amberly Gutierrez claimed the title as an Unopposed Champion.

Reina Tellez (FL) vs Raelynn Camareno (TX) - Reina Tellez faced off against this years Junior Golden Gloves Champion, Raelynn Camareno. There were fireworks from the opening. The Texan rushed Tellez hoping to intimidate the younger Tellez but Tellez would have none of that. Reina fired back with sharp combinations and with some agression of her own. The final rounded ended as Tellez pounded strong combinations to the body and head of Camareno.

Amber Le Pearl Ramos (FL) vs Lindsey Breeden (FL) - Ramos had an impressive showing in her first outing. But not without some struggle at first. Breeden came out agressive and pushed Ramos up against the corner in the opening seconds. That only seemed to spark a fire in Ramos as she bounced back with vicious combinations to the body and head of the Floridan foe. Ramos was able to score to standing 8 counts in the final rounds courtesy of Amber's right hook to the body. Ramos was on the verge of scoring the final 8 count as the bell sounded.

Ismary Aquino (TX) vs Jolene Juarez (California) - FINALS Aquino boxed to perfection in all three rounds. The southpaw Juarez started strong but was stunned by the eye deceiving power of Aquino. The fight ended as both boxers stood toe to toe finishing the final seconds with aggression.

Ismary Aquino (TX) vs Analisa Escobar (TX) -All out toe to toe battle between the two Texans. This bout could have easily gone the other way. Aquino's strong finish in the final seconds of the round could have been the deciding factor in the judges scorecards.

Ashlee Reyes (FL) vs Maryguen Vellinga (Utah) - After a 2 year hiatus Reyes was back in top form! Although she dropped a tie-breaker to the Utah boxer the final decision in no way reflected her dedication and disciplined to the sport. Reyes will be a name to be reckon win come next years US CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Gut check for boxers at San Fernando Boxing show!Oct. 8, 2013

Team Ramos Florida & Texas both teamed up for this weekends boxing show in San Antonio. It was a reality check for boxers on both teams.

Reina Tellez (Tampa) - Tellez was dealt a dose of reality via Texas. This was a step in the wrong direction for Reina. Her success and major improvement as of late might have been at fault for her loss in San Antonio. Reina's timing and plain boxing basics were missing in this fight. Two qualities that were present at the National Silver Gloves and Ringside Tournaments. It's time to go back to the drawing board.

Arturo Ramos IV (Tampa) - "AJ" performed well after being inactive over a year. Sometimes I think he might be to smart for the sport of boxing. His personal philosophy has always been a defense first approach. Although this style might produce more loses that wins early in a career it will become an asset once he becomes an open boxer. After 2 rounds of loading up on heavy punches Ramos decided to finish the fight off with a final round of aggressiveness and non stop punching to score the victory.

Amber Ramos (Tampa) - Amber's worse critic has always been herself. Is this a bad thing? Should it be discouraged? She once told me, "Dad, I suck" my reply was, "if that's going to keep making you work as hard as you do, then yes, you suck!" Amber was able to score the victory in San Antoino in front of family due to her mental toughness. Anyone who has been in the ring understands how physical intimidation can play a major role in ones performance. She had every reason to follow the footsteps of the populace and "be intimidated", her decision not to, paid off. She was able to dominate all three rounds with an aggressive style that had her opponent backpedaling the majority of the fight.

Ruben Gonzales (Texas) Despite fighting a boxer with 40 bouts, this was Ruben's 9th the fight was a toss up. Although the fight was close I figured we'd get the close decision based on Rubens aggressiveness throughout the bout. The new scoring system I figured favored us in this bout. Seems the judges saw it otherwise.

Sebastian Perea (Texas) "Flaco's" new found elusive style is starting define him. Perea was able to keep his opponent off balance with sharp jabs, movement and crisp combinations. With better conditioning he could have easily scored a stoppage in this bout.

Luis Perea (Texas) Although I felt we should have won this fight I was glad we lost it. Perea had a hard time following the game plan due to his poor conditioning.

Amberly Gutierrez (Texas) Scored a victory over a 35 bout veteran (this was Amberly's 11th bout) but it wasn't easy. It was good to see Gutierrez struggle to pull out the victory. It was a good win for Amberly as her opponent was an above average boxer.

Cardenas drops heartbreaker in PAL Finals!Oct. 7, 2013

Anyone with boxing experience knows when it comes to boxing, California has some of the toughest boxers there is. Cardenas was able to breeze through his first two Californian opponents, Efren Lopez & Oxnard's, Rudy Garcia to set-up his finals match with former JO National Champion, Carlos Balderas.

Thanks to UStream we were able to tune in and watch the bout live. The first two rounds were easy to score. 1st round was easily Balderas, 2nd clearly to Cardenas. The final round, in my opinion would determine the winner. The round remained close until the final seconds when Balderas was deducted a point for excessive low blows. This should have easily given Cardenas the National Title. The judges, had other things in mind. Balderas pulled out the 2-1 decision leaving Cardenas a bit bewildered.

Q&A with Ramon Cardneas

How did you feel at this tournament with the preparation you had at Ramos Boxing?Ramon:"I Felt like I did great at this tournament but I have some things to work on when I go back to camp."

How does it feel to be back with Team Ramos?"I feel like I reunited with my family that's been there with me since the beginning of my career and I also feel great with the team and with everyone's will to work hard it pushes me to work harder to put the gym on top in the elite men division at the USA Championships"

What's next for you, plan to turn pro anytime soon?"My next fight will be here in San Antonio at woodlawn park in the Staba Box-Offs to go to Spokane Washington. I plan to go ahead and pursue my dreams of becoming a world champion in April by making my pro debut in April of 2014 in front of my hometown crowd of San Antonio"

Team Ramos Alessi's Night of Fights 1 at Jefferson High School served its purpose this past weekend. Three of Team Ramos' boxers showcased their weeks of training in front of an enthusiastic crowd. . Rafael "Ralfy" Rivera got the night going for our boxers with a TKO victory over 11 bout veteran Yuniel Ramos. Ramos was unable to answer the bell for the final round after a barrage of punches ended the 3rd. Next up for our team was, Lee "Holliwood" Dawson. Lee started off the fight in impressive fashion with crisp combinations and slick defensive moves. Unfortunately, it didn't last throughout the bout. Lee's opponent, Tony "The Only" Way was able to keep it interesting by continuing to apply the pressure making the final two rounds difficult to score. In the end, Dawson would score the majority decision, 38-38, 39-36 (twice).

Our final boxer, Noemi "Rebelde" Bosques closed the show out for our team in impressive fashion. Bosques overwhelmed her 20 bout veteran opponent, Savnanah Hill (Arkansas) from the opening bell and scored the TKO 1:23 into the first round.

All three boxers will be back in action in Night of Fights 2 on Janurary 18, 2014.

All three boxers participating in the LBC Tournament picked up first place trophies at this years tournament, in their respective categories. Ramon Cardenas (123lbs Open), Luis Perea (165lbs, Youth Open), Cory Sustatita (123lbs, Youth Novice).

Ramon Cardenas was impressive in both of his victories. He is hoping to improve from last years Bronze medal finish at the US Championships. He is currently raked #3 by USA Boxing.

Cory Sustatita was able to score two victories in his young career. Luis Perea was unopposed.

Gonzalez wins State Title.Rodriguez & Gonzalez punch their way to Arkansas!

Ruben Gonzalez slugged his way to this years Silver Gloves State Title. Although sloppy at time his aggressiveness was enough for the judges to give him the "dubyas". It was clear that Ruben was determined on winning this tournament. His performance proved it.

Our other boxers, Robert Biggy Rodrguez advanced to Littlerock as unopposed, RJ Fernandez.dropped a decision in the finals.

Regional Golden Gloves - Luis Perea 165 Open division, wins 3 bouts in route to State Tournament. Arturo Guzman wins 4 bouts to claim the Novice Division title at 123lbs. Romeo Gonzales drops a decision in the finals in the 114lb Open Division. Ramon Cardenas drops a decision to Hector Tanajara in the 123 Open Division.

State Golden Gloves - Luis Perea breezes through the first 3 opponents but drops a close decision to #1 ranjked boxer in the nation, Alex Rincon.

PROS

FEB. 14. Tampa, FL - Noemi Bosques is announced the victor over Marisol Miranda but later called back to the ring and announce an error in adding up the scores. A Draw is announced. - Rafael "Ralfy" Rivera drops a Split Decision to Jose Castro from Puerto Rico.

FEB. 28 San Diego California - Noemi Bosquez travels across the country to take on #9 ranked boxer in the world, Kenia Enriquez. After 6 exciting rounds Enriquez is announced the winner by unanimous decision.

LaMANNA RETURNS APRIL 12 AGAINST AHSANDI GIBBSAT BALLY’S ATLANTIC CITY

Atlantic City, NJ—Undefeated middleweight Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna, of Millville, NJ, tackles his first eight-rounder and his toughest foe when he boxes Ahsandi Gibbs, of Tampa, FL, on Saturday evening, April 12, in the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City.

The LaManna-Gibbs contest will serve as the semifinal to the 10-round junior lightweight main event which features Jason Sosa, of Camden, NJ, against Michael Brooks, of Nassau, LI. First of seven fights is 7.30 p.m.

LaManna 22, is unbeaten in 13 fights since turning pro in 2011. He has scored seven knockouts.He is one of the most popular fighters in South Jersey. This will mark his seventh fight in Atlantic City and his fourth at Bally’s, where he shut out Joshua Robertson, of Lynchburg, VA, over six rounds in his last fight Sept. 28.

“I’m excited to be back in the ring,” LaManna said. “After my last fight I was in numerous training camps, helping guys prepare, so I’ve always been in the gym. I’m definitely not looking for any more six-month layoffs.

“As far as Gibbs goes, from what I know he’s a non-stop pressure fighter, but he’s nothing that I haven’t seen before. I want to make a statement. on April 12. I want to thank my team for getting me ready—Vinny Ponte, Raul Rivas, Rashiem Jefferson, Hassan Hamid-El, Jermaine Clark. I’m looking forward to the next step up in my career.”

It’s a solid step-up fight for LaManna, who insists he’s ready to go to the next level. His biggest win was a six-round decision over veteran Josh Snyder, of Berlin, MD, one year ago in Atlantic City.

Gibbs (left), 35, turned pro in 2007 and is 10-3, 4 K0s, but has not boxed in three years. He has boxed better opposition, though he lost to James Kirkland, of Austin, TX; Ibahiem King, of West Palm Beach, FL, and Marcus Upshaw, of Jacksonville, FL. He has not boxed since losing to Kirkland.

“Originally, I took some time off to see what I wanted to do next,” Gibbs said. “Different situations caused me to fall out of love with what I was doing. I started to go to school and there wasn’t enough hours in the day to box, work, go to school and do all three the way they needed to be done.

“From the outside looking in, I began to see the mistakes I made going and decided to come back. I’ve been trying to get a fight for close to two years and they kept falling through for various reasons. I’ve been training with Arturo Ramos and I feel like I’m the best I’ve ever been.

“I feel good about this fight. I’ve been ready for a long time. I don’t know much about my opponent other than what everybody that punches his name into Google knows. I won’t really know until the bell rings.”

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Gibbs drops close decision to hometown boxer!77-75, 77-75, 78-74

Ahsandi Gibbs dropped a close points decision to hometown boxer, Thomas Lamana this past weekend at the Ballys Casino in Atlantic City After clearly winning the first round Lamana was unable to follow suit for the remainder of the bout. As the second round came to a close you could see the shift in momentum changing hands in favor of the caller from Florida. As the third round began Gibbs continued following his game plan and picked up the pace forcing Lamana to backpedal for the remainder of the fight. Gibbs showed his determination and new found style landing solid jabs and following up with hard combinations to the head and body. Lamana did show some life midway through the 5th round catching Gibbs with a combination in the center of the ring which only motivated Gibbs to step on the gas and apply more pressure. Lamana seemed a bit confused with the surprising attack after landing a three punch combination. He remained with his back to the ropes for most of the round.

Lamanas style of landing the occasional flickering jabs seems more suited for the Olympic scoring system rather than that of a professional with his experience. Although outclassed for most of the fight Lamana showed great poise and focus despite being in the fight of his life for the full 8 rounds With some added experience in his corner and adjustments in the gym he may someday develop into a well rounded boxer.

Tampa, FL - Celina Salazar travels to Tampa to help Noemi Bosques prepare for her bout at the Forum in Tampa. Bosques scores the victory!

Junior Olympic Boxers from Team Ramos Texas sweep the competition in South Texas. Winning 9 Gold Medals and 2 silver with their 11 entires into the tournament. Our Team is name MOST OUTSTANDING TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT and advances 5 boxers to the STATE TOURNAMENT.

Team Ramos Texas does the unthinkable at the Texas State Tournament and brings home 5 STATE TITLES! Due to age restrictions only 3 advance to the National Tournament in West Virginia. Our Team returns home with one National Champion, Amberly Gutierrez. Other two boxers drop a decision in their first outing.

2014 Ringside World Championship Tournament - Kansas City, MOOur team began with a total of 26 boxers with hopes to represent our team in Kansas City. 19 made it, 12 were part of TEAM A, 7 Team B and 2 of Team C. After 6 days of Team Ramos advanced 10 boxers into the finals. Of those 10, 6 came back with their belts. Isamary Aquino, RJ Fernande, Jorge Ramos, Austin Sustatia Gus Garido Jr. and Katherine Boudine. Runnner Ups - Amberly Gutierrez, Amber Ramos, Alyssa Fernandez and Luis Perea. All 5 Champions were from TEAM A, Runner Ups 1 A Team, 2 from B and 1 from C.

THE SWEETHEART VICTORIOUS IN COSTA RICA!Salazar defeats Maria Elena Villalobos takes step towards world title!Uppercutmagazine.com David Avila on SalazarSalazar closer to world title!

Ramos Boxing racks up 13-0 record at HORN Tournament in Houston!Rick Medina Jr. is named Outstanding JO Boxer of the Tournament

Team Ramos traveled to Houston, TX over Labor Day weekend and returned with impressive results. Although our boxers lost a few heartbreakers in the opening rounds, all were well deserved. My motto has always been, "allow the judges to judge and coaches to coach". Up until this point in my coaching career I have yet to recieve any coaching advice from an official/judge.

For the first time in a while the TEAM felt like TEAM again. The chemistry among the boxers, coaches and parents (most) seems to be finally responding to the "oil change".

Coach Hector Ramos, Arturo Jr (dad) and Mike Ramos continue to step up to the plate and produce results.

This year we had a FIRST for our team. Father & Son winning a tournament. Gus Jr and Sr were both impressive against a few "foes" -Katherine continues to improve and has been impressive in her 9 bout winning streak since dropping 2 decisions in her first fights. Ismary Aquino had to recover from a rough first round to clearly dominating in the final two rounds.

Rick Medina Jr. had to work hard for his Championship fighting all three nights. At the end of the tournament he was rewarded for his hardwork by being named the Outstanding JO Boxer of the tournament.

Ramon Acosta, RJ Fernandez and Luis Perea all used an aggressive stubborn style in the finals to wear their opponents down.

Jorge Ramos had a wakeup call suffering a flash knockdown in the first. The knockdown seemed to have only angered Ramos who responded with an offensive onslaught that had him on the verge of scoring the stoppage in the final round. Amber Ramos was impressive in her preparation sparring against other teams but was unable to showcase her work and was Unopposed in the tournament.

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Aquino named Outstanding Boxer at National Tournament.Oct. 25, 2014

Isamary Aquino continued her impressive run with our team adding the PAL National Title to her long list of hardware. Aquino was impressive in her final outing vs California Foe Haven Gonzales. For her efforts she was named the Outstanding Boxer of the Tournament in her Division. Juan Gonzales dropped a decision in his first outing. The rest of the team, Jorge Ramos, Ramon Acosta and Alex Ramosall dropped decision in the finals.

From the sound of the bell to the final count of 10 Knox went on a relentless attack with combinations to the body and head leading to Brian Raglin succumbing on the matt after a vicious left hook to the body.

Having a successful TEAM in a sport dominated by individuals will always have a lasting impression on all who experience the journey towards results. The grind as a TEAM gives each individual a level a confidence that can't be explained. Only experienced. These last few weeks were a testament of a program we have developed that produces results using a different approach to the sport of boxing.

An approach that has served as a launch pad to the realm of life.

Dec. 1, 2014 - San Antonio, TX Cowboys Dancehall Goldenboy Promotions: The New Christian SantibanezAfter starting his Professional career on his left foot Santibanez (0-2) took some time off to enroll at San Antonio College and evaluate his future in the sport. His awaited return did not disappoint. It was obvious during training camp with Professional Coach Mike Ramos that Santibanez had a newfound level of focus and determination. His peformance gave reason to his new nickname, "The New" - Santibanez was impressive winning a unanimous decision over David Arriaga also of San Antonio.

Dec. 4-7, 2014 - San Antonio, TX Woodlawn Gymnasium LBC South Texas Championships - This years South Texas Championships were held in our hometown of San Antonio. All Open division winners claimed a spot as South Texas representatives at the US Men's Championships in Spokane, Wash Jan. 2015. The Youth Division (17-18yr) Champions earn the right to represent our state in Reno, Nevada at the Youth Championships. Luis Perea (Men's Open Division), Amberly Gutierrez (Youth Open Division), Robert Rodriguez (Youth Open Division) & Rogelio Reyes (Youth - Novice) were unopossed winners in their division. Romeo "Romo" Gonzales was impressive in the finals with his unique style of boxing. Katherine Boudin (Open Division) was in complete control in the finals cruising to a unanimous decision . Sebastian Perea dropped a split decision in the finals to the current JO State Champion after scoring a workmanlike win over a former teammate. Our lone Novice division winner was Gustavo Garido Sr. Garrido showed improvements from his last outing adding a bit of boxing technique to his agressive no nonsense approach inside the square circle. After three rounds he was declared the unanimous decision winner. Ramon Cardenas picked up his 3rd consecutive LBC title scoring a win over an overly anxious and aggressive boxer. Our team was awarded the Outstanding Open Division Team Trophy for our association.

Dec. 10-14, 2014 - McKinney, TX State Silver Gloves - Despite a Nazi type approach to the fees for entrance to the venue (One of our families spent $480) our team faired more than well against the States tops boxers. The lone disapointment was having two sets of our boxers in the same weight class. As expected, both sets of boxers met in the finals. Jason Sanchez and Gustavo Garido Jr. both scored a win over other foes to meet for the Championship. Sanchez, in only his 3 bout scored a big win over a 25+ bout veteran. The finals was an all out braw as both boxers stood toe to toe until the final bell. Garrido was awarded the decision. Our other set of boxers in the same division, Robert Rodriguez and Rick Medina Jr both had to score a pair of wins to advance to the finals. Both Rodriguez and Medina reached the finals in dominating manner. After a team meeting it was decided that Rodriguez would represent our team in Reno at the Youth Championships and Medina would advance to Littlerock, Ark. Medina was awarded the State title. The newest member of our team, Jesus "Panterita" Martinez joined the winning "squad" and earned his trip to Littlerock, Ark with his powerful performance in the finals. One of the more impressive boxers of the tournament was Rick "RJ" Fernandez. He scored three big wins against some very good boxers. He was awarded the Fighter of the Night for his 2nd victory. Arturo Ramos IV dropped a split decision in his first outing. Victor De Los Santos lost a close one in the finals and Ramon Acosta's (Victoria, Tx) let one slip away in his first outing.

Another member of our extended team, Noemi Bosques (Tampa, FL) won her 2nd title, WBU World Title by scoring a decision over the tough Chantel Cordova this past weekend.

Our schedule doesn't slow down. In Jan. 2015, 12 of our boxers will be traveling to either Spokane, Wash., Reno, Nevada or Littlerock, Arkansas. I've had a number of coaches ask, "how do you guys do it, financially" - my answer has been the same for over a decade. We have no sponsors. We, as parents and coaches do what we can do raise the funds to make sure our boxers get the opportunity we feel they need to be successful not only in boxing but in life.

Traveling and seeing other parts of the country (and world) expands your mind and understanding of ones surroundings. We've managed to come together as one by, cooking our own meals, sleeping up to 15 per room, borrowing each others competition equipment, car pooling, filling our personal cars with boxers, having strict budgets in our personal lives, skipping festivities etc.

Our approach of putting our egos aside for the sake of our boxers continues to give us the results we seek. I thank our boxers for allowing the coaches to coach them the way we do.

Seems just as it's about to slow down for our boxers it begins to pick up once age. That's been the story of our team as of late. As I sit here thinking our amateur tournaments are over for the time being I realize within the next couple of weeks I'll be traveling to a different country for what I hoping will be a world title shot for one of our female boxers.